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We at Up Close Gamers have been in Korea staying at the StarTale house for a few days now, we headed down to the media event which is normally only for Korean press only, well we were very lucky to be allowed to film during the press event and have some great videos to share with you.
We have a video containing all the questions asked to Stephano and NaNiwa during the conference, that delves into the NaNiwa vs NesTea situation and Stephano plays it cool.
Interview with Stephano before the games - HERE
"I won't say it is difficult, it is useful, playing on European ladder is like having fun, you don't have a lot of challenge, on [Korean] ladder you meet good players"
Press conference with NaNiwa and Stephano - NaNiwa tells NesTea to relax - HERE
NaNiwa to NesTea - "I just want to tell NesTea to stop being so angry, should relax a bit more" Watch the full conference to hear NesTea reply!
Stephano talking about who he does not want to play - "I think all the players in my group are really scary and I am not wanting to play anyone but I have to if I want to win"
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Check out some of the pictures from yesterday, you can see more content from Blizzard cup day 1 HERE.
DongRaeGu is one happy zerg
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Stephano watching the most important game of the day for him
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Wolf and Khaldor casting - Great job guys
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Legend - IM MVP
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Me and Stephanos dog! :D One to lol at
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Naniwa should really stop pushing NesTeA's buttons 
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On December 13 2011 11:01 mkichy wrote:Naniwa should really stop pushing NesTeA's buttons
No, if anything he should keep pushing them because he needs to make sure he's in Nestea's head for their game in 7 hours to increase his chance of winning.
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James you are the man! Really love all of the work you and UpClose are doing with all of this coverage of players and events. Can't wait for the next great piece! :D
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I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish.
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On December 13 2011 11:01 mkichy wrote:Naniwa should really stop pushing NesTeA's buttons
Meh, nestea answered "I good" at the end which I understand as "no problem" because in the tl interviews he said
The stuff at MLG, that's in the past. I don't care about that now.
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let's go naniwa! rooting for you tonight 
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He's probably just playing it up for the fans. Why not? Get's people talking about both of them.Any exposure is good exposure (to a certain degree).
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great job upclose, you guys are really bringing the content, cant thank you enough!!!!
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On December 13 2011 11:01 mkichy wrote:Naniwa should really stop pushing NesTeA's buttons
Watch the press conference to see NesTea's reply Its all love
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More than one word out of Naniwa? Wow that media training is paying dividends....
Oh ya I forgot Naniwa cheated...
User was temp banned for this post.
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The awkwardacity of Naniwa's answers. I love it.
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Best quote of the interview Naniwa: "Why would I say that" in reference to what style he will play.
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My favorite part is DRG grinning at the answers.
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Awesome content! Love both these players.
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Does the title really have to be something that encourages flame-baiting? I feel like if you're trying to grow e-sports journalism you shouldn't be emulating sensationalist tabloids so much in grabbing quotes out of context.
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Thanks for the coverage guys! Great interview and pictures.
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Dam since when did Naniwa get skinny and cute?
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I just started to hear about UCG - how long have you guys been around? I like your content so far.
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On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish.
I'm hoping for this
honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea
as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea
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On December 13 2011 11:29 McFeser wrote:
I just started to hear about UCG - how long have you guys been around? I like your content so far.
Since early August is when we made a big push, the idea, project planning and build begun much before that. I am glad you like the content, the more people that enjoy the more content we can produce Thanks
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On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea
My god will show him the way very sooon.... watch out Naniwa cause Nestea is going to eat you alive 
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On December 13 2011 11:32 iSometric wrote:
Khaldor looks buff.
khaldor is buff 
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On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea
He also won the global invitational that had MVP and Nestea in it... But all this 'shit talk' is in good fun, just enjoy a rivalry!
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Great perspective on the interviews! The ending had some great reaction! Thanks for the content and keep it coming!
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Love the Nestea/Naniwa growing rivalry and that it seems like neither of them are actually seriously upset with the other. DRG just sitting around laughing during the whole thing made me laugh too
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hahahaha DRG is getting a kick out of the naniwa/nestea questions
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Great video haha. thanks guys.
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everyone looks so sad except for DRG lol
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rofl they look soooo awkward sitting up there
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I am really fucking sick of sensationalist article titles or obscure quotes as thread titles.
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Enjoyed the interview - good questions and stuff.
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On December 13 2011 11:38 SiguR wrote:
I am really fucking sick of sensationalist article titles or obscure quotes as thread titles.
Agreed.
Good content though.
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On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea
Who is shittalking? He already cleared everything up with him and both players are cool with one and other.
As for the top portion of your comment, it is your opinion that nani is not on the same level of nestea. If we take recent results nani is 4-2 against nestea from the invitational and mlg providence, where both players had to fly out from korea to america.
the thing to consider is, a player's level isn't constant. fruitdealer won a GSL as well, does that make him better than the players that haven't? no not really, nestea's prime level could be better than naniwa's prime but we're talking about current levels here.
just wait till tonight.
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On December 13 2011 11:38 SiguR wrote:
I am really fucking sick of sensationalist article titles or obscure quotes as thread titles.
Simply a quote from the video my friend, not twisted or changed in anyway
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hahahahaha! "whats your strategy gonna be?" Naniwa: "What?.. why would I tell you"
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On December 13 2011 11:27 xrapture wrote:
Dam since when did Naniwa get skinny and cute?
Since he went to Korea
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On December 13 2011 11:38 SiguR wrote:
I am really fucking sick of sensationalist article titles or obscure quotes as thread titles.
I just want to you to stop being so angry, you should relax a bit more.
Srsly.
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On December 13 2011 11:39 RogerX wrote:
You stole his dog?
No No xD Would never do that, he was showing us all the things hes got with us and he has a tendency to put the dog on his head so he did the same to me :D
It is an awesome dog
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What did Nestea say at the end to Naniwa? Can't really catch it
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lmfao naniwa telling someone to relax when he goes apeshit over the smallest of inconveniences? That's like destiny telling someone to be non BM or bitbybit telling someone to not all in. Pretty good answers though, and entertaining watch, thanks for that.
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LOL
"What is your strategy going to be for the games?"
Naniwa: "....what..? why would I tell you??"
And you can clearly see that Naniwa and Nestea are clearly made up...
They were poking each other all for good fun and I never seen NesTea on a more relaxed side before...he always seems so..serious..
I like how DRG immediately understood what Naniwa said about "relax" and start cracking up on his own while the likes of MVP/NesTea were just like ":|" until it was translated for them
And damn..Stephanos answers...seem so straight forward/direct o.o...he's one honest man.
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im so sad....my english is not good enough to find what nestea reply
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On December 13 2011 11:39 ptrpb wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea Who is shittalking? He already cleared everything up with him and both players are cool with one and other. As for the top portion of your comment, it is your opinion that nani is not on the same level of nestea. If we take recent results nani is 4-2 against nestea from the invitational and mlg providence, where both players had to fly out from korea to america. the thing to consider is, a player's level isn't constant. fruitdealer won a GSL as well, does that make him better than the players that haven't? no not really, nestea's prime level could be better than naniwa's prime but we're talking about current levels here. just wait till tonight.
This is Starcraft. Naniwa is shit talking. I personally enjoy it, the closer things get to fighting games the better imo. Makes things so much more hype. Thank you for the article UCG, going to bookmark your site.
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This video pretty much just made Naniwa my favorite player. "...Why would I say that?"
What a boss, dear god
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On December 13 2011 11:48 EricFartman wrote:
im so sad....my english is not good enough to find what nestea reply
nestea said "im good" meaning hes not angry and is relaxed.
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naniwa looks like a boss seriously lol
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thank u so much, i will translate to Chinese fourm.
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I thought they fixed all there difference in backstage at mlg and that they were on good terms
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hahaha nani was so scared after he said that ... but they got the joke
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On December 13 2011 11:41 raf3776 wrote:
hahahahaha! "whats your strategy gonna be?" Naniwa: "What?.. why would I tell you"
lol this was the best part for sure
Im very glad GSL did this interview session and great coverage by UCG
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UpClose keeps putting awesome content out there.
Good job!
(Bit sad that stephano held his mic to far away at the press conferance, could barely hear him)
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naniwa looks like a kpop star
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i dont care if naniwa goes 1-3 as long as he defeats nestea
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That looked like The Council of Elrond, lol. Koreans are visibly more calm, especially MVP and Nestea. I always appreciate that Stephano (when not joking around) is actually quite humble and level-headed. Eg: that participating is achievement for him.
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After all the MLG drama hype... I have to say (I knew this), but its really lovely to see that NaNi and NesTea can joke around, and theyre both happy about it !
NANIWA & NESTEA FIGHTING! (but mostly NaNi ^^!)
Greatest rivalry in SC2 :D
And yeah, greatest and the most logical answer from Naniwa haha ^^.. Tbh, such an uneccesary question, no player will reveal their play other than saying "Will try to show a good game" like always
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They didn't really ask any questions to too many of them, it was basically a Stephano and Naniwa interview.
I hope Nestea puts Naniwa in his place.
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On December 13 2011 12:16 DeadCell wrote:
They didn't really ask any questions to too many of them, it was basically a Stephano and Naniwa interview.
I hope Nestea puts Naniwa in his place.
Of course they spoke to all but the video shows clips of the english questions and answers (at least thats what I THINK)
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I really hope that Nestea puts Naniwa down....
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If you watch the press conference (the ones that were in text), you can see that the press conference featured on the video strictly is cut to only Naniwa/Stephano because they were all asked a bunch of questions (especially the funny part on who they want to win the blizzcon :p), you were shown only a small portion of it regarding the foreign players and Nestea's reaction to Naniwa's comments.
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On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish.
So you think NaNiwa should say -Yeah I assume I will loose.. even if I am 2-1 against NesTea in matches.... Wouldn't make much sense then imo. I would say that he would not look like a fool however, since they would be EQUAL in matches won . I think your comment makes no sense sir!
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On December 13 2011 11:40 JBanKs wrote: Simply a quote from the video my friend, not twisted or changed in anyway
Not to make a mountain out of this...but "simply a quote" means absolutely nothing. Watch any movie trailer, be shocked and amazed at how many "...great movie..." quotes will show up, and be even more amazed when the full quote was actually.
"It's like the director honestly believed he was making a great movie, because the entire script is full of pretentious ego-stroking."
Careers are made from taking the most innocuous statement and spinning it into whatever message you want.
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God I am starting to hate naniwa. Hope he gets smashed tomorrow.
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white boy gonna get smacked up
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That was an interesting interview to watch! and to all the people going all "wow I hate Naniwa now for bming Nestea again" and stuff...did you guys even watch the video? It was pretty obvious it was said in joking and taken that way on both sides so chill out a bit people. I'm not a huge Naniwa fan or anything but it's getting kind of irritating to see this said so often now.
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great conference though i didnt understand what nestea said in english
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His jokes are getting old. The "news" about him is getting old. His whining is getting old. I hope he just shuts up, manners up, and plays.
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Khaldor vs Reach arm wrestling match please.
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I don't see Naniwa getting out of the Group stage though.
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lol Naniwa and awkward interviews, never change man. He may come across as a dickhead sometimes but at least he has the heart of a champ and much like Idra he comes across as brutally honest. I guess the lame ass haters on here can't handle that.
....although I do want Nestea beat him down :3
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Brilliant interviews, good to see Nani and Nestea laughing together! See forum drama lovers, its not serious!
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Stephano and Naniwa are so bad at interviews, it is kinda embarrassing. >_<
That was a cute jab at Nestea though, "I am lucky to have an opponent that I have beaten twice." Short and sweet, I approve, very well executed. =P
Also Nestea looked like a fucking bear with that jacket and sitting next to those other players.
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On December 13 2011 12:33 Nick_54 wrote:
His jokes are getting old. The "news" about him is getting old. His whining is getting old. I hope he just shuts up, manners up, and plays.
NaNi keeps saying he wants to shut up and just play himself, he don't care about interviews and other so i don't know what you are complaining about then lol
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On December 13 2011 12:44 Hall0wed wrote:
Stephano and Naniwa are so bad at interviews, it is kinda embarrassing. >_<
That was a cute jab at Nestea though, "I am lucky to have an opponent that I have beaten twice." Short and sweet, I approve, very well executed. =P
Also Nestea looked like a fucking bear with that jacket and sitting next to those other players.
Yeah omg NesTea is so big! Like twice as tall as MVP haha
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Naniwa is such a troll. In all seriousness, I think this type of rivalry will be beneficial for most parties involved. There is now a storyline between the two of them, which generates interest, and increased publicity whenever they meet up in the future.
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I really really hope nani crushes throats. If both foreigners go out R1, that will be sad. Especially because these are the two bests foreigners we have to offer.
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lolol, I love when John asks if Nani's going to rush, macro, or what style he's planning, and Nani's just like, "Uhhh, why would I answer that..." Rooting for you tonight Naniwa! Hope all your hard work will pay off.
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naniwa is the worst interviewer ever haha. Its almost comic relief lol.
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Hero look very nervous unlike mc or DRG mvp, nestea, always laughing, even leenock is more relax than him.
I think hero is either overconfident after DHW or just totally nervous that he is missing some crucial timing attack/ cheese early game.
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It's awesome that GSL put this press conference in for the fans - that's good thinking. Great coverage by UCG. But as someone said before, I am also getting a bit sick of the sensationalist topic starters - that belongs on reddit, not TL.
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Naniwa "I think Im lucky to have an opponent Ive beaten twice " (in regards to Nestea)
hahaha what a baller!
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Is Nestea actually a foot taller than everyone else? lol
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It was a bit hard to hear Stephano's replies ~_~;;;
I wish the interview had questions to all the koreans.. TT;;
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On December 13 2011 13:04 KawaiiRice wrote:
It was a bit hard to hear Stephano's replies ~_~;;;
I wish the interview had questions to all the koreans.. TT;;
It did and it was all in Korean, we were the only English media there, we were lucky to be invited
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On December 13 2011 13:06 JBanKs wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:04 KawaiiRice wrote:
It was a bit hard to hear Stephano's replies ~_~;;;
I wish the interview had questions to all the koreans.. TT;; It did and it was all in Korean, we were the only English media there, we were lucky to be invited
what... i wish John translated everything so we could see... T_T......
NOOOooo;;;;
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I hope nestea doesnt beat him too bad.
dont want to hurt his fans feeling 
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is this the kind of sensationalism that we can expect from "up close gamers". id be insulted if i were teamliquid to have this TMZ style header when the actual comment was far far far less nefarious
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Am I the only one who thinks that NaNiWa was just joking when he was talking to NesTea? NesTea seemed to take it as a joke, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
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On December 13 2011 13:08 KawaiiRice wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:06 JBanKs wrote:On December 13 2011 13:04 KawaiiRice wrote:
It was a bit hard to hear Stephano's replies ~_~;;;
I wish the interview had questions to all the koreans.. TT;; It did and it was all in Korean, we were the only English media there, we were lucky to be invited what... i wish John translated everything so we could see... T_T...... NOOOooo;;;;
haha, we spoke to John, he didn't even know he was translating that day :D That guy works so hard, always a lot of love for John
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Man that title made it sound like those 2 were being super hostile. Then I watched the end of the video and realized nestea isn't really that mad, but I think he's trying to protect his reputation.
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Nice interviews, nice work.
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naniwa does have a sense of humour lol. still awkward tho
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On December 13 2011 13:22 JimSocks wrote:
naniwa does have a sense of humour lol. still awkward tho
NaNiwa is great, we got some footage of Stephano and NaNiwa talking about who is going to pay for dinner and just joking around with each other. NaNiwa does not deserve the hate he gets, such a cool guy
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Naniwa obviously trying to secretly brainwash Nestea to assassinate the president of Activision/Blizzard Bobby Kotick at the next Blizzcon for hurting ESPORTS
+ Show Spoiler +
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On December 13 2011 13:25 JBanKs wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:22 JimSocks wrote:
naniwa does have a sense of humour lol. still awkward tho NaNiwa is great, we got some footage of Stephano and NaNiwa talking about who is going to pay for dinner and just joking around with each other. NaNiwa does not deserve the hate he gets, such a cool guy
Upload?! :D
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On December 13 2011 13:35 Ninjahoe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:25 JBanKs wrote:On December 13 2011 13:22 JimSocks wrote:
naniwa does have a sense of humour lol. still awkward tho NaNiwa is great, we got some footage of Stephano and NaNiwa talking about who is going to pay for dinner and just joking around with each other. NaNiwa does not deserve the hate he gets, such a cool guy Upload?! :D
We got a ton of content coming out for you to enjoy, we are just so busy getting the footage at the same time haha, plan to release it later today or so, as it is very special and funny Thanks for your patience
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Great content coming out from you guys lately with players interviews and such it is awesome. Keep up the good work thanks for the interviews! ^_^
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Unrelated to the interviews.. I've been noticing that Up Close Gamers has been consistently working to produce an amazing quality of content, so props to them and I hope it pays off for them.
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On December 13 2011 13:12 ohokurwrong wrote:
is this the kind of sensationalism that we can expect from "up close gamers". id be insulted if i were teamliquid to have this TMZ style header when the actual comment was far far far less nefarious
wtf is nefarious about the title? It's a quote and it's an interesting one, that's what you generally put before interviews, if you want people to listen to them.
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love nani, obviously he respects nestea too :D
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good footage, and nice to see nestea and nani laugh together. For sure no bad blood there anymore, if there ever was.
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Lmao DRG are having a huge laugh at the Naniwa and Nestea rivalry love it
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On December 13 2011 12:56 GMonster wrote:
naniwa is the worst interviewer ever haha. Its almost comic relief lol.
I guess you could look at it that way. Sometimes I feel uncomfortable for him when watching from my home.
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The Malfoytoss at it again.
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Nestea is going to crush NaNiwa.
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Naniwa could not have given more inappropiate answers even if he tried, lol. "Its just another tournament" and "it doesnt matter if I win".
Even if he feels thats the case its just so unprofesional to answer like that.
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lol, this isn't a rivalry, everyones laughing and having a good time in there.
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On December 13 2011 14:31 qqK wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:12 ohokurwrong wrote:
is this the kind of sensationalism that we can expect from "up close gamers". id be insulted if i were teamliquid to have this TMZ style header when the actual comment was far far far less nefarious wtf is nefarious about the title? It's a quote and it's an interesting one, that's what you generally put before interviews, if you want people to listen to them.
no i didnt say the title was i said that what naniwa said wasnt
please read.... its a shame to post shock value title to get hits really it is
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I love how nAni is just being himself
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ahh almost missed it when they asked stephano what his strats were gonna be
Stephano: I go for macro and never all in and I'm a good liar.
John: macro and wat?
Stephano: zero all ins
-_- i don't think they noticed the part about him trolling about lying
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whoever doubts naniwa is a very smart strategical person - i feel sorry for you. The only thing here naniwa is bad at is his english.
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I don't know about 'insight' per se. He seems a bit confused why it's ok for others to thumbs-down but there was a giant shitstorm when he did it and I kinda agree with him.
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On December 13 2011 15:02 DaCruise wrote:
Naniwa could not have given more inappropiate answers even if he tried, lol. "Its just another tournament" and "it doesnt matter if I win".
Even if he feels thats the case its just so unprofesional to answer like that.
Actually he adds that it's Code S he wants and trains for, so it's Code S he really want, nothing else matters because without Code S he can't be the best player in the world.
Makes sense to me. Maybe not the best answer, but not that aweful if you just listen to everything.
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On December 13 2011 15:04 ohokurwrong wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 14:31 qqK wrote:On December 13 2011 13:12 ohokurwrong wrote:
is this the kind of sensationalism that we can expect from "up close gamers". id be insulted if i were teamliquid to have this TMZ style header when the actual comment was far far far less nefarious wtf is nefarious about the title? It's a quote and it's an interesting one, that's what you generally put before interviews, if you want people to listen to them. no i didnt say the title was i said that what naniwa said wasnt please read.... its a shame to post shock value title to get hits really it is
I'm guessing you never watch any news? Everyone does it. There is no point not writing a sensationalist title if the only thing its going to do is bring a couple of extra people to watch it. Not very many people care about it, because it isn't an issue.
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Khaldor looks like someone else on that picture:
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On December 13 2011 15:42 RaNdOmOwNaGe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 15:04 ohokurwrong wrote:On December 13 2011 14:31 qqK wrote:On December 13 2011 13:12 ohokurwrong wrote:
is this the kind of sensationalism that we can expect from "up close gamers". id be insulted if i were teamliquid to have this TMZ style header when the actual comment was far far far less nefarious wtf is nefarious about the title? It's a quote and it's an interesting one, that's what you generally put before interviews, if you want people to listen to them. no i didnt say the title was i said that what naniwa said wasnt please read.... its a shame to post shock value title to get hits really it is I'm guessing you never watch any news? Everyone does it. There is no point not writing a sensationalist title if the only thing its going to do is bring a couple of extra people to watch it. Not very many people care about it, because it isn't an issue.
Yup, everyone does it and its crap. I wish people would be confident enough in their content to present it without resorting to such low level tactics. Wishful thinking.
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wow that quote was misleading. Really makes naniwa seem like a douche. It makes the reader go in thinking negatively towards him. *rolls eyes* This is what esports journalism is going to be? I hate this type of journalism.
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khaldor is the fucking man.
that's all.
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Really enjoyed the interview.. thank you!!!! So pumped to see naniwa vs nestea now lol
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It said on the side "Naniwa tells nestea to r"
and I was really hoping that final word was going to be "retire"
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On December 13 2011 17:10 LittleAtari wrote:
wow that quote was misleading. Really makes naniwa seem like a douche. It makes the reader go in thinking negatively towards him. *rolls eyes* This is what esports journalism is going to be? I hate this type of journalism.
eSports journalism isn't really a set-in-stone thing yet. Most people outside of TL Staff (which I wouldn't consider freelance) are still dabbling in writing about eSports. If you provide OP with constructive criticism instead of rolling your e-eyes at him and telling him you hate his piece, he can take it and come back with a better model for future journalism.
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What's the big deal with the thread title? People get so upset over such trivial things. What's it like to live life so stressed out and upset over every little thing all the time? It's for entertainment.. calm down.
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I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment.
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On December 13 2011 17:10 LittleAtari wrote:
wow that quote was misleading. Really makes naniwa seem like a douche. It makes the reader go in thinking negatively towards him. *rolls eyes* This is what esports journalism is going to be? I hate this type of journalism.
Tabloïds could eventually come over that we wouldn't even see the transition.
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Yea, if the title worries people so much, take Naniwa's advice and... relax.
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On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment.
I'm sure it was something along the lines of "Yeah sure, that's why you lost lol"
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Thank you I enjoyed this very much.
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On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment.
For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters).
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On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment.
it was like a 10 min pause and they regamed after while naniwa watched the replay..... get your info straight
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On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters).
The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks.
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On December 13 2011 11:39 ptrpb wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea Who is shittalking? He already cleared everything up with him and both players are cool with one and other. As for the top portion of your comment, it is your opinion that nani is not on the same level of nestea. If we take recent results nani is 4-2 against nestea from the invitational and mlg providence, where both players had to fly out from korea to america. the thing to consider is, a player's level isn't constant. fruitdealer won a GSL as well, does that make him better than the players that haven't? no not really, nestea's prime level could be better than naniwa's prime but we're talking about current levels here. just wait till tonight.
nestea really went into detail on the mlg incident/why he wanted to play naniwa. pretty clear from his tone/facial expression that he's not cool with it at all
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Haha naniwa and stephano, the 2 best and most akward foreigners atm >.<
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On December 13 2011 17:36 kazie wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 11:39 ptrpb wrote:On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea Who is shittalking? He already cleared everything up with him and both players are cool with one and other. As for the top portion of your comment, it is your opinion that nani is not on the same level of nestea. If we take recent results nani is 4-2 against nestea from the invitational and mlg providence, where both players had to fly out from korea to america. the thing to consider is, a player's level isn't constant. fruitdealer won a GSL as well, does that make him better than the players that haven't? no not really, nestea's prime level could be better than naniwa's prime but we're talking about current levels here. just wait till tonight. nestea really went into detail on the mlg incident/why he wanted to play naniwa. pretty clear from his tone/facial expression that he's not cool with it at all
I wish I could read minds as well. ):
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"its just another tournament to me.." :D
Haha Naniwa is such a baller. I love him more and more.
Stephano "I didnt know I had korean fans.." haha :D
This is going to be great!
Oh and " Why whould I say that?" :D
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On December 13 2011 17:37 Alpino wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:36 kazie wrote:On December 13 2011 11:39 ptrpb wrote:On December 13 2011 11:29 renaissanceMAN wrote:On December 13 2011 11:04 Danyl wrote:
I like the ongoing Naniwa-NesTea rivalry, but if Nestea just stomps him tomorrow he's going to look foolish. I'm hoping for this honestly who does naniwa think he is? he's won a MLG event (and a very easy one at that) nestea has won THREE GSL championships, just because nani beat nestea at MLG providence doesn't mean he is on the same level as nestea as much as I understand why he's shittalking nestea, other than his recent performance, he's next to nothing compared to nestea Who is shittalking? He already cleared everything up with him and both players are cool with one and other. As for the top portion of your comment, it is your opinion that nani is not on the same level of nestea. If we take recent results nani is 4-2 against nestea from the invitational and mlg providence, where both players had to fly out from korea to america. the thing to consider is, a player's level isn't constant. fruitdealer won a GSL as well, does that make him better than the players that haven't? no not really, nestea's prime level could be better than naniwa's prime but we're talking about current levels here. just wait till tonight. nestea really went into detail on the mlg incident/why he wanted to play naniwa. pretty clear from his tone/facial expression that he's not cool with it at all I wish I could read minds as well. ):
i dont have to read mind since i can understand korean...
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On December 13 2011 17:37 Pippi wrote:
Haha naniwa and stephano, the 2 best and most akward foreigners atm >.<
awkward... god i hate that word
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zz OP, you sure know how to title your thread to stir the emotions of us internet people :/
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On December 13 2011 13:13 mbr2321 wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks that NaNiWa was just joking when he was talking to NesTea? NesTea seemed to take it as a joke, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
ofc it was joke, ppl take these too seriously sometimes
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On December 13 2011 17:48 alpsi wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:13 mbr2321 wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks that NaNiWa was just joking when he was talking to NesTea? NesTea seemed to take it as a joke, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. ofc it was joke, ppl take these too seriously sometimes lol sometimes? They literally always do. And yeah, clearly it was a joke and everyone took it that way, he even smiled as he said it.
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I just wanna say Upclosegamers thanks for all the awesome content, really appreciate it
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Wow the gom house is really messy lol
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is it me or does wolf look like the IRL smurf acc of Palpatine in that pic oO
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Oh people who dont watch the video shouldnt talk about the nani comment, it was all in good fun =)
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On December 13 2011 17:36 Flowjo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters). The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks.
Do you have issues reading or what part of non-gsl korean tournament you couldn't understand?
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Nani knows how to entertain. I like his comment.
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thanks for the interviews! Keep up the good job
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On December 13 2011 18:21 Hydroxyl wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:36 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters). The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks. Do you have issues reading or what part of non-gsl korean tournament you couldn't understand?
"him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play" I'm saying this never occured... seems like you have the issue here man.
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On December 13 2011 11:01 mkichy wrote:Naniwa should really stop pushing NesTeA's buttons
mind games yo!!!!
MC has done it in the past and well not like Nestea never talked smack before any of his GSL finals :D Pretty much said two of his opponenets never deserved to eb tehre lol
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Nestea: "I good."
Translation: "I'm going to stomp you."
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On December 13 2011 18:42 Flowjo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 18:21 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:36 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters). The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks. Do you have issues reading or what part of non-gsl korean tournament you couldn't understand? "him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play" I'm saying this never occured... seems like you have the issue here man.
You even acknowledged it happened: "The computer problem was at WCG Korea". What the eff is wrong with you "dude"?
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On December 13 2011 17:40 alpsi wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:37 Pippi wrote:
Haha naniwa and stephano, the 2 best and most akward foreigners atm >.< awkward... god i hate that word
Stephano is ****ing cool imo. I play protoss and almost never root for/watch Zerg, but he seems very talented.
+ I like his appearance/style. He might seem awkward because he's French (i.e. not a native English speaker, no nationbashing).
EDIT: Haha. Stephano: "A lot of people expect me to do well, because I've won like 50% of the tournaments I've entered."
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I hope NesTea makes him eat his words .
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On December 13 2011 18:54 Hydroxyl wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 18:42 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 18:21 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:36 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters). The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks. Do you have issues reading or what part of non-gsl korean tournament you couldn't understand? "him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play" I'm saying this never occured... seems like you have the issue here man. You even acknowledged it happened: "The computer problem was at WCG Korea". What the eff is wrong with you "dude"?
..... you have some serious reading comp issues. I'm done trying to explain.
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On December 13 2011 13:38 JBanKs wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 13:35 Ninjahoe wrote:On December 13 2011 13:25 JBanKs wrote:On December 13 2011 13:22 JimSocks wrote:
naniwa does have a sense of humour lol. still awkward tho NaNiwa is great, we got some footage of Stephano and NaNiwa talking about who is going to pay for dinner and just joking around with each other. NaNiwa does not deserve the hate he gets, such a cool guy Upload?! :D We got a ton of content coming out for you to enjoy, we are just so busy getting the footage at the same time haha, plan to release it later today or so, as it is very special and funny Thanks for your patience
Sounds cool! Hope Naniwa shows some great games!
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fucking love Nani, dude doesn't give a shit
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On December 13 2011 19:08 Flowjo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 18:54 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 18:42 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 18:21 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:36 Flowjo wrote:On December 13 2011 17:30 Hydroxyl wrote:On December 13 2011 17:26 Devolved wrote:
I can't believe Nestea is making the excuse that a pause screwed up his build in a game vs. Nani. It seems like that is the first Nani heard of that and his expression is priceless. I really do wonder what he was thinking at that moment. For the record Nestea is known for coming up with this kind of post-game explanations after a loss. You can remember him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play. Now the question is wether the script is made up by himself or by his coach (that we know for being very active on twitter for this kind of matters). The computer problem was at WCG Korea.... please stop making yourself look like a fool and stop spreading misinformation... thanks. Do you have issues reading or what part of non-gsl korean tournament you couldn't understand? "him blaming his loss in non-gsl korean tournaments over the quality of the computer on which he had to play" I'm saying this never occured... seems like you have the issue here man. You even acknowledged it happened: "The computer problem was at WCG Korea". What the eff is wrong with you "dude"? ..... you have some serious reading comp issues. I'm done trying to explain.
Well it is pretty obvious that you can't explain what is flat out wrong, I don't even know what went through your mind that you would try nonetheless. Just get your facts straights and your troubles with people will eventually disappear.
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Nani: "Its just another tournament for me" :D
Its funny, but he should know the difference between honest and rude
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Absolutely loving the Content coming from you guys.
"I'm lucky to have an opponent i've beaten twice" - This is gold.
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And then the actual match is bad manner...
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On December 13 2011 21:10 redeux wrote:
And then the actual match is bad manner...
Naniwa told Nestea to relax, once more.
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blizzcup spoiler
+ Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches
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On December 13 2011 21:19 askTeivospy wrote:blizzcup spoiler + Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches
i hope GOM will lose money so they will smarten up and stop using retarded format like this or in GSL group stages.
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i sometimes place bets online for starcraft 2 games.
if i had bet on naniwa, i wouldve being so pissed. if i had bet on nestea, i would've very happy, but wont ever place another bet in sc2.
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On December 13 2011 21:23 masakenji wrote:
i sometimes place bets online for starcraft 2 games.
if i had bet on naniwa, i wouldve being so pissed. if i had bet on nestea, i would've very happy, but wont ever place another bet in sc2.
This.
+ Show Spoiler +What Nani did was as good as match fixing. Any pro could simply place a huge bet against himself and lose on purpose like that. Naniwa should be punished severely for this.
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On December 13 2011 21:20 Sfydjklm wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 21:19 askTeivospy wrote:blizzcup spoiler + Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches i hope GOM will lose money so they will smarten up and stop using retarded format like this or in GSL group stages.
I hope they do too, but only because tournaments need to start restricting what players can and can not do during games and actually enforcing rules ala sc1. Shit is too lax and people like naniwa make sc2 esports seem more of a joke rather than something actually entertaining. Casters also need to stop spinning players as "amazing" and "great guys" and actually call them out on what they do wrong.
you do anything like that in a real sport, you better believe you'll be getting a call from a lot of people and publically humiliated and likely never trusted
edit- read above spoilers instead of trying to give excuses for trash players who are taking up a slot for others that deserve it more
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On December 13 2011 21:28 askTeivospy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 21:20 Sfydjklm wrote:On December 13 2011 21:19 askTeivospy wrote:blizzcup spoiler + Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches i hope GOM will lose money so they will smarten up and stop using retarded format like this or in GSL group stages. I hope they do too, but only because tournaments need to start restricting what players can and can not do during games and actually enforcing rules ala sc1. Shit is too lax and people like naniwa make sc2 esports seem more of a joke rather than something actually entertaining. you do anything like that in a real sport, you better believe you'll be getting a call from a lot of people and publically humiliated
If you ever see a football match where one team is 4-0 down at 80minutes, then you see players who are so demotivated that they aren't trying. Sure, occasionally they try to take a goal as a consolation, but as often as not they don't, which is who you get 6-0 games.
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On December 13 2011 21:28 askTeivospy wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 21:20 Sfydjklm wrote:On December 13 2011 21:19 askTeivospy wrote:blizzcup spoiler + Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches i hope GOM will lose money so they will smarten up and stop using retarded format like this or in GSL group stages. I hope they do too, but only because tournaments need to start restricting what players can and can not do during games and actually enforcing rules ala sc1. Shit is too lax and people like naniwa make sc2 esports seem more of a joke rather than something actually entertaining. you do anything like that in a real sport, you better believe you'll be getting a call from a lot of people and publically humiliated
Agreed, but until these rules actually exist people should stop acting like children and blaming Naniwa for not pretending that Santa Claus exists.
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This thread title is the most ironic thing I've read in a while.
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On December 13 2011 21:31 Surili wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 21:28 askTeivospy wrote:On December 13 2011 21:20 Sfydjklm wrote:On December 13 2011 21:19 askTeivospy wrote:blizzcup spoiler + Show Spoiler +i hope naniwa gets fined or someone does something to make him smarten up. g throw away matches i hope GOM will lose money so they will smarten up and stop using retarded format like this or in GSL group stages. I hope they do too, but only because tournaments need to start restricting what players can and can not do during games and actually enforcing rules ala sc1. Shit is too lax and people like naniwa make sc2 esports seem more of a joke rather than something actually entertaining. you do anything like that in a real sport, you better believe you'll be getting a call from a lot of people and publically humiliated If you ever see a football match where one team is 4-0 down at 80minutes, then you see players who are so demotivated that they aren't trying. Sure, occasionally they try to take a goal as a consolation, but as often as not they don't, which is who you get 6-0 games.
did you watch the first game? + Show Spoiler + At first I just thought he screwed up but now with that last game I wouldn't be surprised if naniwa scored 4 own goals since a player of his skill / gamesense wouldn't take a sightseeing trip around the map instead of killing the zerg tech structures when he was in the zerg base and the zerg had no army
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No wonder Nani 'ghost from the past' keep haunting him...
Sorry not professional at all.
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On December 13 2011 17:19 mbr2321 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 13 2011 17:10 LittleAtari wrote:
wow that quote was misleading. Really makes naniwa seem like a douche. It makes the reader go in thinking negatively towards him. *rolls eyes* This is what esports journalism is going to be? I hate this type of journalism. eSports journalism isn't really a set-in-stone thing yet. Most people outside of TL Staff (which I wouldn't consider freelance) are still dabbling in writing about eSports. If you provide OP with constructive criticism instead of rolling your e-eyes at him and telling him you hate his piece, he can take it and come back with a better model for future journalism.
The quote is what taken from the video, it is what it is and no changed in any way, it is how you perceive it which is what should change, think more positively about NaNiwa
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I love how every website is jumping on this story to try to fish more views out of TL and Reddit.
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On December 13 2011 11:27 xrapture wrote:
Dam since when did Naniwa get skinny and cute?
He got skinny recently but has always been hideous
User was temp banned for this post.
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+ Show Spoiler +
They totally look like villains out of a James Bond movie or something.
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On December 14 2011 01:10 Odal wrote:
I love how every website is jumping on this story to try to fish more views out of TL and Reddit.
Exactly what I thought when seeing this thread lol.
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